Behind The Fire

Emily & Bobby Jessup face trial for a serial arson spree. But they share a terrifying secret nobody will believe ... until it's too late. Are they criminals or heroes? You won't know their fate until the very last page.Fans of Stephen King and Dean Koontz will delight in this horror thriller-with-a-twist, inspired by true events. By the author readers are naming the next Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl) and the female Stephen King. Emily and Bobby Jessup stand accused of first-degree arson. Their small coal-mining community of Karlgarin has branded them criminals and sociopaths; some even call them insane monsters.But something led Bobby and Emily to leave their two young children with a sitter while they embarked on a fire-bug spree spanning many months. That something was a secret they'd promised to protect--even if it meant lying under oath. When Emily impulsively breaks that promise while under cross-examination, a bizarre tale begins to unfold of the night she followed Bobbie and discovered his secret.Behind the Fire is an extraordinary 130 page complete novelette (a smallish book) of the random appearance of strange, shimmering black holes, frightening "black things," and one couple's battle to protect their town from these desperate and dangerous creatures.Is this a tale of insanity or great heroism? Inspired by real-life headlines revealed in Susan May's fascinating postscript From the Imagination Vault.With so many fans asking for more, Susan May plans to write the sequel or the prequel or both to Behind the Fire some time in 2016 to create a full novel. Visit susanmaywriter.com/p/loading.html to join Susan May's Wonderful Readers' Club and receive a FREE copy on its release. Includes:Short story "Gone" from Susan May's collection of dark thriller short stories "Behind Dark Doors."Bonus excerpt from "Deadly Messengers" Susan May's Amazon #1 category ranking, impossible-to-put-down latest thriller.Praise for Susan May's stories and novels:"Compelling and masterfully written." Anne Frasier NY Times bestselling author"From the very first chapter you know you're in the hands of a real written." Sarah Kernochan, Best selling author & Academy Award Winning Screenwriter"Compelling off the first page. You can feel the pulse!" Caroline Kepnes, NY Times Best Selling author of 'YOU'Read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited and Kindle Prime.